Half Moon Bay

On Saturday, we loaded up the kids and headed to the beach!  We were so excited, especially Anna.  We packed all the necessary items for a great beach trip: food, towels, swimsuit, and sand toys.  The drive to Half Moon Bay is only 40 minutes from the house, very doable for a day trip.  We decided to go early and beat the crowds.  We got there around 10am.  Unfortunately, once we crossed the mountain between us and the coast, the fog rolled in and the temperature dropped 20 degrees.  We had clouds and about 57degree weather the entire time we were there.

Anna was beyond excited to go see the ocean.  We spread out our big 2-person towel for Matthew and I, then Steve and Anna took off.  She went everywhere.  She collected feathers and bits of shells in her bucket, then joined another family to build a sand castle.  Later she ran back and forth trying to keep out of the waves and caught huge bubbles that another family was blowing.  As you can tell, Anna has no problem introducing herself to strangers.

Matthew and I watched the fun.  He was mesmerized for quite a while by the waves, but didn't want me to put him down at all.  Steve and I switched, but it didn't last long because Matthew was crying his head off.  I finally fed him and he fell asleep.  He slept most of the time we were there. 

After a picnic lunch, we decided to head home.  We washed our feet off at the bathroom foot-washing station (I accidentally sprayed Anna in the head) and left.  On our way out, we stopped at a fruit stand and bought Rainier cherries and a flat of strawberries.  Yum!